Boeing Wins Biggest Ever Order From a Chinese Airline
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Boeing Co. won its biggest order from a Chinese carrier as China Eastern Airlines Corp. agreed to buy 80 737 jets valued at $7.4 billion.
China Eastern, the nation’s third-largest airline, will buy a mix of 737-800 and upgraded Max models, to be delivered starting in 2016, the company said in a statement to the Shanghai stock exchange today. The carrier is also selling 15 older 737-300s and five 757s back to the planemaker, according to the statement.